(November 2, 2021 at 4:55 pm)GaryAnderson Wrote:(November 2, 2021 at 4:50 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: What are these sects of atheism?
Which person said an atheist believes in gods?
Okay so basically here’s what we have so far in this topic:
1. We have atheists - the dictionary definition of the word. Some of them are a bit confused as to what their definition allows them to say in regards to existential questions linked to God(s).
2. We have agonist atheist - the dictionary definition of the words. These folks are open minded.
3. We have meat machines - these are atheists who are also known as materialists and deny VERY HARD the existence of anything immaterial or spiritual.
4. We also have one guy who says “Atheism is a belief in Gods” 😂
First of all, those aren't different sects.
By your use of the work sect, someone who is not convinced bigfoot exists, and those that say bigfoot definitely does not exist are different sects of
"a-bifootism".
All of the first 3 of your 'sects' are all people who are unconvinced gods exist. They have slightly differing epistemologies, they don't belong to different 'sects'.
Number 4 on your list was either, someone pulling your leg, or a theist, or you completely misunderstood some point they were making.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.